diff --git a/src/daq/daqconfig.rs b/src/daq/daqconfig.rs
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+use super::api::StreamApiDescr;
+use super::datatype::DataType;
+use super::qty::Qty;
+use crate::config::*;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+/// DAQ Configuration for a single channel
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub struct DaqChannel {
+    /// Whether the channel is enabled
+    pub enabled: bool,
+    /// Readable name for channel
+    pub name: String,
+    /// To convert to physical units. Divide values by this to obtain it.
+    pub sensitivity: Flt,
+    /// Enabled constant current power supply for sensor (if device supports it)
+    pub IEPEEnabled: bool,
+    /// Enabled hardware AC coupling (if)
+    pub ACCouplingMode: bool,
+    /// If supporting multiple input ranges: select the right index
+    pub rangeIndex: usize,
+    /// Physical quantity
+    pub qty: Qty,
+}
+impl Default for DaqChannel {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        DaqChannel {
+            enabled: false,
+            name: "".into(),
+            sensitivity: -1.0,
+            IEPEEnabled: false,
+            ACCouplingMode: false,
+            rangeIndex: 0,
+            qty: Qty::Number,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Configuration of a device.
+#[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct DaqConfig {
+    pub api: StreamApiDescr,
+    pub device_name: String,
+
+    pub inchannel_config: Vec<DaqChannel>,
+    pub outchannel_config: Vec<DaqChannel>,
+    pub dtype: DataType,
+    pub digitalHighPassCutOn: Flt,
+    sampleRateIndex: usize,
+    framesPerBlocIndex: usize,
+    monitorOutput: bool,
+}
diff --git a/src/daq/datatype.rs b/src/daq/datatype.rs
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+//! Data types (sample formats) that can come from a DAQ device, or have to be sent as output to a
+//! DAQ device.
+use strum::EnumMessage;
+use strum_macros;
+use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
+
+/// Data type description for samples coming from a stream
+#[derive(strum_macros::EnumMessage, PartialEq, Copy, Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub enum DataType {
+    /// 32-bit floats
+    #[strum(message = "F32", detailed_message = "32-bits floating points")]
+    F32 = 0,
+    /// 64-bit floats
+    #[strum(message = "F64", detailed_message = "64-bits floating points")]
+    F64 = 1,
+    /// 8-bit integers
+    #[strum(message = "F8", detailed_message = "8-bits integers")]
+    I8 = 2,
+    /// 16-bit integers
+    #[strum(message = "F16", detailed_message = "16-bits integers")]
+    I16 = 3,
+    /// 32-bit integers
+    #[strum(message = "F32", detailed_message = "32-bits integers")]
+    I32 = 4,
+}
diff --git a/src/daq/qty.rs b/src/daq/qty.rs
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+//! Physical quantities that are input / output of a daq device. Provides an enumeration for these.
+//!
+
+use strum::EnumMessage;
+use strum_macros;
+use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
+
+/// Physical quantities that are I/O of a Daq device.
+#[derive(PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, strum_macros::EnumMessage, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub enum Qty {
+    /// Number
+    #[strum(message = "number", detailed_message = "Unitless number")]
+    Number = 0,
+    /// Acoustic pressure
+    #[strum(message = "acousticpressure", detailed_message = "Acoustic Pressure [Pa]")]
+    AcousticPressure = 1,
+    /// Voltage
+    #[strum(message = "voltage", detailed_message = "Voltage [V]")]
+    Voltage = 2,
+    #[strum(message = "userdefined", detailed_message = "User defined [#]")]
+    /// User defined
+    UserDefined = 3,
+}